Awards Announced for Saving the Country

 

 I've harped and hoped that the people that govern this country would come to there senses and restructure the tax system so that the billionaires would pay for their ridiculous profits with in kind services. I even wrote a post about my fantasies that things would actually turn out better after the pandemic.  This country has a deep and serious infrastructure problem that has only gotten worse after the last four years of ineptitude. Bridges are failing, roads are crumbling, and some buildings are well beyond their sell date. Also, stunningly many people are hungry and the schools need help. All this seems impossible to fix, no? It's not! Here are the handy dandy new tasks cheerfully assigned to the billionaires that I have read about who pay a very depressing near $0% of their income and profits for our country's well being.

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Hello and welcome to the awards for saving our infrastructure and country.

1. Mr. Fly Me To the Moon Bezos: I assign the task of tackling an effective recycling program in this country. Lord knows, you have contributed, times a million, to the un-recyclable debris left in our garbage and land fills. As any good mother knows, "clean up after yourself, Jeff." Don't worry Jeffy, you will still have massive amounts of money and change left over from this endeavor to fly high.

2. Mr. Elon Musk: you are being given the honor of repairing all the roads in this country. You supposedly care about cars and here is your chance to prove it, and perhaps the safety of the people riding in those cars. It's part of the plan to keep the U.S. save without leaving the atmosphere.

3. Mr. Warren Buffett: as your name implies, you will undertake the job of actually feeding all of those in need. How, you might ask, can there be any hunger in America? You as one of the wealthiest men a must acknowledging we are one of the richest countries in the world. Perhaps you haven't grasped the full concept of sharing? Very simply put many people don't have jobs. Many of those jobs eliminated, the jobs were put on a plane or boat to other parts of the world for expressed purpose of the CEO's profits at the expense of the workers. You included. So feed the hungry, it will cost you a fraction of your wealth.

4. Mark Zuckerberg: oh you of the Facebook fame who constantly decries, no flies on me, you have the job of making sure all of the children in the U.S. have excellent educations. This will include courses on how to figure out if someone is hustling you. Facebook has been a champ of allowing falsehoods and spreading hate and you must turn this around. Easy peasy!  Information that is honest and true and doesn't hurt people.  You helped usher in the last administration and needless to say, but I will, it is now time to repent for your sins. Onward for fairness in education, truth and justice Mr. Zuckerberg.

5. To all the Waltons including Alice, Jim and Rob Walton: since the inception of Walmart you have ridiculously underpaid your workers and actually insisted that they get on welfare and food stamps. Wow, just look at all the money you saved for yourselves. I propose that you pay back wages in triplicate to all the former and current employees. Next it is essential that you pay back the basically hijacked monies to the U.S. government. This will  enriching our food banks and social security for the nation. No impoverished person left behind, I'm sure you'll agree.

6. The Koch Family: Remember your wealth started with your father and has been used to despoil this country. Not nice. You basically bought politicians with your wealth and basically started the Tea Party. Then you gave billions to the Trump election of course for more favors. Therefore your assignment is to devote the rest of your lives to cleaning up the environment, air, water and pollution which the last administration tried very hard to denigrate. We all can agree on clean air, water and healthy people for the USA, right?

Beware thinking you're immortal

Maureen Dowd's column in the New York Times "Fat Cats on A Hot Tin Roof" got me thinking about this very issue. The billionaires pay no taxes and try to convince all of us that they are good citizens. What roll of baloney is that? They're greedy and insensitive to the plight of ordinary, tax paying citizens. 

On a final note, you'll see that I didn't mention Bill Gates. This because, although I'm sure he also doesn't pay his fair share of taxes, he and Melinda have tried with their wealth to save humanity. They do contribute richly to the health and welfare of the world.

 

We are all going to die dear Billionaires. Wouldn't you like to err on the side of goodness and generosity with your vast wealth? You Can't Take It With You! Money can't buy you love! but it can purchase good will and admiration. I believe it's called a legacy. Just Do It.

Love, Susan R. Grout     administrator and cheerleader for the people and the country.  

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